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Foodroots
Hannover, DEImpact-drivenNon-Profit EnterpriseOrganic FarmingClimate & Environmental Protection
Impact3Sustainability Goals
Employees1
Founded2022
LocationHannover
About Foodroots
Foodroots is a grassroots movement dedicated to fostering a healthier planet and food system through regenerative agriculture. The organization's core mission is to enable climate-conscious consumers to contribute to CO2 sequestration by purchasing food grown using these methods. Foodroots provides a mobile app that serves as a central hub for users to find and purchase locally sourced food from regenerative farms. This app features a "Carbonscore" for environmental impact measurement and is offered free of charge to regenerative farmers, supporting their integration into a sustainable supply chain. Foodroots advocates for diverse practices like Market Gardens and Agroforestry. Founded in 2022 as a gGmbH, Foodroots is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.
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Sustainability Goals
Climate Action
Promoting CO2 Sequestration via Regenerative Farming
Foodroots enables consumers to purchase climate-positive food from farms that actively contribute to CO2 sequestration in soil through regenerative agricultural practices.
Life on Land
Strengthening Soil Health and Biodiversity
The organization promotes regenerative agricultural practices like agroforestry and market gardens, which improve soil health and increase biodiversity on agricultural lands.
Responsible Consumption & Production
Sustainable Food Production and Conscious Consumption
Foodroots connects consumers with local regenerative farmers via an app, thereby fostering sustainable production methods and supporting conscious consumption choices.
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Q1What is Foodroots' core mission?+
Foodroots is a grassroots movement dedicated to fostering a healthier planet and food system through regenerative agriculture. Its core mission is to enable climate-conscious consumers to contribute to CO2 sequestration by purchasing food grown using these methods. Foodroots emphasizes that such food is healthier for consumers, climate-positive, and beneficial for farmers.
Q2How does Foodroots support regenerative agriculture?+
Foodroots provides a mobile app as a central hub for users to find and purchase locally sourced food from regenerative farms. The app includes a "Carbonscore" feature for measuring environmental impact and is offered free of charge to regenerative farmers, supporting their integration into a sustainable supply chain.
Q3What types of regenerative agriculture does Foodroots promote?+
Foodroots advocates for diverse regenerative farming practices, including Market Gardens, based on permaculture principles, and Agroforestry, which integrates trees and shrubs with crops or livestock. The organization also promotes Holistic Grazing Management as an alternative to resource-intensive factory farming.
Q4Where is Foodroots headquartered and what is its legal form?+
Foodroots is headquartered in Hannover, Germany. The organization was founded in 2022 and is structured as a non-profit limited liability company (gGmbH).
Q5With which partners does Foodroots collaborate?+
Foodroots partners with a network of specific regenerative farms across Germany, including "Dachgemüse Erfurt," "GreifenAcker – Region Greifswald," and "Aselmanns Weide – Region Hannover." Additionally, the organization collaborates with "TRIEBWERK" for educational resources on agroforestry.
Q6What is Foodroots' contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?+
Foodroots primarily contributes to SDG 13 (Climate Action) through CO2 sequestration in agriculture. Secondarily, the organization contributes to SDG 15 (Life on Land) by promoting healthy soils and biodiversity, and to SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).
